Liquid Telecom expands its fibre network in Zambia
Liquid Telecom Zambia has announced that it is building a new fibre link between Lusaka and Victoria Falls in Livingstone that will provide both retail and wholesale customers with the most reliable, high-speed broadband connectivity in Southern Zambia.
The estimated cost for the turnkey 500km fibre link build and terminal equipment is US$5 million. The new link will start in Lusaka, transiting through eight southern circuit towns, including Kafue, Mazabuka, Monze, Choma and Kalomo, terminating at Victoria Falls in Livingstone.
CEC Liquid Telecom Zambia is a joint venture between The Liquid Telecom Group and Copperbelt Energy Corporation PLC (CEC), a Zambian power transmission, distributing and generating company. Its fibre network - spanning more than 5,000km – is the first fully-redundant network in Zambia, providing SLAs at a level not previously experienced in the country.
The Lusaka – Livingstone Victoria Falls link will provide additional capacity, increased redundancy and route diversity and will cement CEC Liquid Telecom Zambia’s position as the country’s most reliable and consistent broadband provider.
At Victoria Falls, the new link will interconnect with The Liquid Telecom Group’s fibre network in Zimbabwe providing the company with its third route into and out of Zambia. International access is through the multi-award-winning pan-African fibre and satellite networks of The Liquid Telecom Group, which connect to five different sea cables - WACS, EASSY, SEACOM, SAT3 and TEAMs.
CEC Liquid Telecom provides IP Transit, MPLS, backhaul, disaster recovery and data protection services to a wide variety of customers: businesses of all sizes including financial institutions and tourism-related companies, Government and academic organisations as well as operators and ISPs.
Andrew Kapula, CEC Liquid Telecom Zambia Managing Director, said “The Southern part of Zambia, along the economic zone from Lusaka via transit towns to Livingstone, has lagged behind in terms of access to quality ICT services. Our new fibre link will provide much needed capacity in the area. We are investing heavily in Zambia as part of our goal to build Africa’s digital future. We believe in the power of connectivity to transform lives and our goal is to connect as many people in Africa as possible.”
Following completion of the Lusaka – Livingstone Victoria Falls link, expected by June 2015, CEC Liquid Telecom Zambia will continue its build to the border towns of Kazungula and Sesheke to link with Namibia and Botswana.